# UK GDP growth accelerates to 0.7 per cent on investment

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/uk-economy-grows-by-0-7-per-cent-as-spending-on-ai-and-defence-staves-off-cost-of-living-slowdown/
- Published: 2026-11-12T07:21:55+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T07:27:57+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16286319/UK-economy-growsspending-AI-defence.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: AI, Business, Economy, Technology, UK, World

## Key points

- UK GDP grew 0.7 per cent in the third quarter.
- AI, data centre and defence investment supported growth.
- Higher inflation and interest rates may slow growth later in the year.

## Summary

The latest figures show UK GDP grew by 0.7 per cent in the third quarter, accelerating from 0.5 per cent in the previous quarter. The increase was supported by business investment in AI, data centres, infrastructure and defence, helping offset higher energy costs linked to the Middle East conflict.

Consumers continued spending and businesses remained fairly confident despite geopolitical uncertainty, according to Deutsche Bank economist Sanjay Raja. He expects growth to cool in the final quarter as inflation and interest rates weigh on activity, although survey data into November was resilient and pre-Budget uncertainty was limited.

## Coverage

- [Daily Mail: UK GDP growth accelerates to 0.7 per cent on investment](https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16286319/UK-economy-growsspending-AI-defence.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490)
- [City AM: UK economy grows 0.7 per cent as AI boom lifts business investment](https://www.cityam.com/uk-economy-grows-0-7-per-cent-in-third-quarter/)

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